Canada, Cef. A 85Th Infantry Battalion "Nova Scotia Highlanders" Officer's Glengarry Badge Centrepiece Auction 25 mm x 50

25 mm x 50

the reverse with an inscription of “FÜR RETTUNG VON MENSCHEN LEBEL” (“FOR RESCUE OF HUMAN LIFE”)

Connaught had established a prominent international reputation for making vaccines

TORONTO ONTARIO" manufacturer's label placed in the dome under the moisture-resistant covering

number engraved "0593" on the reverse

Canada, Cef. A 85Th Infantry Battalion "Nova Scotia Highlanders" Officer's Glengarry Badge Centrepiece Auction 25 mm x 50In silver, voided, unmarked, the badge having been removed from its original copper badge base, measuring 28. 5 mm (w) x 41. 7 mm (h), both lugs having been field added, the "5" of "85" having separated from the frame and shifted to the left, contact marks, very fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Nova Scotia with mobilization headquarters at Halifax under the authority of G. O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed October 12, 1916 with